When We Were Young festival

Some fans who were hoping to see their favorite 2000s emo bands in Sin City this weekend are out of luck -- the date's been canceled ... all thanks to ...

but the folks who had tickets for today will have to seek a refund, which festival honchos apologetically say will be issued within 30 days. 'When We Were Young' Festival Canceled Saturday ... 'When We Were Young' Festival Cancels First Date Over Strong Winds

However, after the National Weather Service upgraded their forecast to a “High Wind Warning,” they deemed it fit to cancel today's performances. “The safety of ...

A second one added, “They bailed on us within an hour of the show. We were literally booking a ride to the show and had to cancel. Don’t put the full blame on the org when they cant control the winds. They didnt know the [sic] winds would be THIS bad. Organizers further noted that ticketholders will be getting a refund — and that the shows on Oct. They don’t recognize how much $$$ you’re eating for putting safety first,” one person

A highly anticipated pop punk music festival in Las Vegas was canceled Saturday, organizers announced.

We were equally as excited and devastated to have to share this news.” The festival was set to take place Saturday, Sunday and next weekend on Oct. When We Were Young made headlines for a stacked lineup of pop punk and emo music headliners including My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Avril Lavigne.

When We Were Young, the nostalgic pop-punk and emo festival scheduled to debut today (Saturday, October 22) at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the Strip, ...

We were equally as excited and are devastated to have to share this news." "We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. A statement on the event's official site reads: "When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday.

Due to a high wind advisory, the first day of the emo fest was cancelled morning of.

“When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday,” the statement began. We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. On Saturday, October 22nd, When We Were Young Festival announced that it would not be going forward with day one due to a “high wind advisory” in Las Vegas.

The Vegas-based festival, featuring My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and more, canceled today's shows due to High Wind Warnings.

The festival—which is being put on by Live Nation—was originally booked as a single-day event, but after widespread public interest, it was expanded out to the additional dates. [This is per Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/when-we-were-young-festival-has-first-day-canceled-due-to-high-winds/?utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=p4k&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&mbid=social_twitter), which reports that Day One of the festival was canceled this morning after the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for its Vegas location. Bands scheduled to play at this year’s festival include Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, The Alkaline Trio, and, of course, My Chemical Romance, which kicked off a long-awaited reunion tour earlier this year.

The "When We Were Young" music festival in Las Vegas cancels its opening day show at the last minute.

No details on whether the Oct. So far, the Sunday show and Oct. A statement from festival organizers read, “When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday.

Headliners included My Chemical Romance and Paramore, plus Avril Lavigne, Alkaline Trio and Taking Back Sunday.

The Las Vegas music festival is headlined by Paramore and My Chemical Romance and will continue on October 23 and October 29.

Festival organizers [published a statement on social media](https://twitter.com/WWWYFest/status/1583867461929082881/) Saturday morning (October 22) in which they said that they were forced to call off the festival’s first day due to an advisory from the National Weather Service. “The National Weather Service has now upgraded their Saturday forecast to a High Wind Warning, including dangerous 30-40 mph sustained winds with potential 60 mph gusts. [When We Were Young](https://pitchfork.com/news/paramore-and-my-chemical-romance-headlining-las-vegas-festival-when-we-were-young/), the Las Vegas music festival featuring [Paramore](https://pitchfork.com/artists/34374-paramore/) and [My Chemical Romance](https://pitchfork.com/artists/6254-my-chemical-romance/) as headlining acts, has canceled its first day due to high winds.